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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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